Lightweight "Read More" plugin with theme detection, customizable settings, accessibility, and analytics.
Read More Universal is a lightweight (~4KB) WordPress plugin that automatically adds a “Read More” button to long content, enhancing user engagement and site performance. It intelligently detects your theme (e.g., Twenty Twenty-Five, Astra, Elementor, Divi, WPBakery) and applies the appropriate CSS selectors for seamless integration. No database queries are used, ensuring optimal performance.
Key features include:
– Automatic Theme Detection: Supports 20+ popular themes, including Twenty series, Astra, GeneratePress, OceanWP, Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, and more.
– Customizable Settings: Adjust minimum character count, content height, button text, colors, and border radius.
– Per-Post/Page Control: Enable or disable the “Read More” feature on individual posts or pages via a metabox.
– Multi-Context Support: Apply the “Read More” button to posts, pages, and archives (home, categories, tags).
– Accessibility Compliance: Includes ARIA attributes and keyboard navigation support (Enter/Space keys).
– Analytics Integration: Tracks “Read More” clicks with Google Analytics (GA4 and Universal) and Facebook Pixel.
– Smooth Animations: Enhanced content expansion with CSS transitions for a better user experience.
– Multilingual Support: Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.
– Debug Mode: Detailed console logging for troubleshooting theme compatibility.
– Developer-Friendly: Includes filters (colorvivo_read_more_universal_min_characters, colorvivo_read_more_universal_button_text, colorvivo_read_more_universal_theme_selectors) for customization.
– SEO-Friendly: Full content remains in the HTML for search engine indexing.
The plugin is designed to be plug-and-play, requiring zero configuration for most themes, with advanced options for power users.
Additional Notes
- The plugin is SEO-friendly, keeping full content in the HTML.
- No database queries ensure high performance.
- Compatible with WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+.
- For support, visit https://github.com/dcarrero/read-more-universal.
FAQ
Which themes are supported?
The plugin automatically detects and supports popular themes including Twenty Twenty-Five, Twenty Twenty-Four, Twenty Twenty-Three, Astra, GeneratePress, OceanWP, Elementor Hello, Divi, WPBakery, and more. It includes a generic fallback for other themes.
Can I customize the button appearance?
Yes! You can customize the button text, background color, text color, and border radius in the settings panel. A live preview is available to see changes in real-time.
Can I control where the “Read More” button appears?
Yes, you can choose to apply the button to posts, pages, and/or archives (home, categories, tags) via the settings. Additionally, a metabox in the post/page editor allows you to enable or disable it for specific content.
Is the plugin accessible?
Yes, the plugin includes ARIA attributes (aria-expanded) and supports keyboard navigation (Enter and Space keys) for accessibility compliance.
Does it work with dynamic content?
Yes, the plugin uses MutationObserver to handle dynamically loaded content, ensuring compatibility with themes like Astra that load content asynchronously.
How do I troubleshoot compatibility issues?
Enable debug mode in the settings to log detailed information in the browser console, including detected theme and CSS selectors used.
Does it support analytics?
Yes, it integrates with Google Analytics (GA4 and Universal) and Facebook Pixel to track “Read More” button clicks.
Can developers extend the plugin?
Yes, the plugin includes filters (colorvivo_read_more_universal_min_characters, colorvivo_read_more_universal_button_text, colorvivo_read_more_universal_theme_selectors).
ChangeLog
1.3.5 – 2026-01-22
- Prepared plugin for WordPress.org directory submission.
- Removed development files from distribution.
1.3.0 – 2025-09-16
- Breaking: Removed all legacy
rmu_* prefixes (filters, options, meta). Use colorvivo_read_more_universal_*.
- Changed: Renamed public prefixes to
colorvivo_read_more_universal and bumped version to 1.3.0.
1.2.1 – 2025-07-15
- Fixed: Resolved security warnings for
$_POST['rmu_apply_to'] by adding wp_unslash() and explicit sanitization.
- Fixed: Improved sanitization in
sanitize_array() to include wp_unslash().
1.2.0 – 2025-07-15
- Added: Metabox to enable/disable Read More per post/page.
- Added: Option to apply Read More to posts, pages, and archives.
- Added: Support for Divi and WPBakery themes.
- Added: Filters (
rmu_min_characters, rmu_button_text, rmu_theme_selectors) for developer customization.
- Added: Accessibility improvements with ARIA attributes and keyboard navigation.
- Added: Real-time button preview in admin panel.
- Added:
MutationObserver for better dynamic content detection.
- Added: Smoother content expansion animation with CSS transitions.
- Changed: Optimized JavaScript by replacing multiple
setTimeout with MutationObserver.
- Changed: Improved admin interface with better organization and preview.
- Fixed: Resolved syntax error in
read-more-universal.php.
1.1.1 – 2025-01-16
- Security: Fixed all WordPress coding standard violations.
- Security: Added proper output escaping for all dynamic content.
- Security: Implemented nonce verification for admin form submissions.
- Security: Added sanitization callbacks for all settings.
- Security: Fixed input validation and unslashing for POST data.
- Changed: Replaced
strip_tags() with wp_strip_all_tags() for better security.
- Changed: Used
wp_json_encode() instead of json_encode().
- Changed: Added proper escaping functions (
esc_html_e, esc_attr, esc_js).
- Technical: Improved code compliance with WordPress-Extra and WordPress-VIP standards.
1.1.0 – 2025-01-16
- Added: Portuguese (pt_PT) and Italian (it_IT) translation support.
- Added: Enhanced debug mode with detailed theme detection information.
- Added: Support for dynamically loaded content with multiple initialization attempts.
- Added: CSS selector logging in debug mode.
- Changed: Optimized theme detection algorithm for better performance.
- Changed: Improved gradient overlay rendering on mobile devices.
- Changed: Enhanced button hover effects for better UX.
- Fixed: Content detection issues with Astra theme.
- Fixed: Gradient overlay display on iOS Safari.
- Fixed: Button text color inheritance issues.
- Fixed: Character counting for UTF-8 content.
1.0.0 – 2025-01-01
- Initial release with support for 20+ themes, multilingual support, analytics integration, and customizable settings.
